Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
| Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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 Montenegro
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| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
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Artist: 29 December 2016 Song: 10 March 2017 |
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| Selected entrant | Slavko Kalezić | |||
| Selected song | "Space" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify | |||
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Montenegro will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Space" written by Momcilo Zekovic. The song will be performed by Slavko Kalezić, who was internally selected by the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Slavko Kalezić was announced as the Montenegrin representatives on 29 December 2016, while his song, "The Real Thing", was presented to the public on 10 March 2017.
Montenegro was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 6, "Space" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final.
Prior to the 2017 Contest, Montenegro had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as an independent nation eight times since its first entry in its own right in 2007. The nation's best placing in the contest was thirteenth, which they achieved in 2015 with the song "Adio" performed by Knez. In 2014, Montenegro qualified to the final for the first time since they began participating and have since featured in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest two times up to this point. The nation briefly withdrew from the competition between 2010 and 2011 citing financial difficulties as the reason for their absence. Since 2009, the broadcaster has opted to internally select both the artist and song that would represent Montenegro, a procedure that continued for the selection of the 2017 entry.
On 29 December 2016, RTCG announced that Slavko Kalezić would represent Montenegro in Kiev. His song, "Space", was written by Momčilo Zeković and Stefan Örn, and it was presented on 10 March 2017.
Slavko Kalezić made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Space" as the Montenegrin Eurovision entry. On 2 April, he performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French. Between 3 and 6 April, Kalezić took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel where he performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Ha'teatron venue. On 8 April, Slavko Kalezić performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Selma Björnsdóttir. On 15 April, Kalezić performed during the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain.
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